Capital punishment in Uganda has not been abolished.
Not a lot is known about the 20-year-old who was charged in the eastern city of Soroti on August 18, and is on remand in prison.
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema speaks during their picket against the anti-homosexuality bill at the Ugandan High Commission in Pretoria, South Africa Jacqueline Okui, spokesperson for the office of the director of public prosecutions said: ‘Since it is a capital offence triable by the High Court, the charge was read out and explained to him in the Magistrate’s Court on August 18 and he was remanded.
Meanwhile, attorney for the defendant Justine Balya stressed that the entire law was unconstitutional.It has already been challenged in court, but the judges have not yet taken up the case.
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